Tent construction.



C. DROHOVITH. TENT CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED JUNK-121, ms.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

3 SH EETS-SHEET I.

C. DRO'HOVTTH.

TENT CONSTRUCTION.

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3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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APPLICATION man JUNE 2:. 19m.

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TENT CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLEMENS DRoHovrrrr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Tent Constructions, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a tent construction.

In carrying out my invention I propose to produce a tent constructionwherem the elements comprising the same are removable or detachable sothat the device may be readily folded into a small compact bundle forstorage or shipment.

I also propose to produce a tent construction comprising separable partswhich may be easily and quickly associated so that the device may bereadily set up as a tent. The device is provided with a detachable bedbottom and with hinged means for supporting a fabric covering which willfully protect the user of the bed. Either side of the said fabriccovering may be elevated with respect to the side of the tent structureproper, so that suitable ventilating and shading means is thus afiordedthe occupant of the tent. In addition to this, the tent proper may beand preferably is provided with a netting so that the occupant thereofwill be protected from insects, while the non-reticulated outer coveringmay be retained in an open condition to protect the occupant of the bedfrom the suns rays or from other lights without interfering with theproper ventilation of the tent.

It is a still further object of the invention to produce a tentconstruction wherein the device may be employed as a selling booth, ifdesired, and the contents of the booth fully protected from insects andweather conditions.

The foregoing objects, and others which will appear as the nature of theinvention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction,combination and operative arrangement of parts suchasiillustrated by.

the accompanying drawings; 7 In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a; perspectiveviewof th im-j provement Fig. 2 is an end viewof the same, the

fabric outer {cove ing and the reticulated '7 inner facing beingremoved;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed June 21, 1918. Serial N o. 241,260.

. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 4 is an end elevation showing the parts folded,

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view illustrating the manner in which oneof the leg members may be removably associated with the top member;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the manner inwhich one of the siderails may be removably connected with one of the leg members;

Fig; 7 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner in which thefree end of the bottom member is connected with on of the side members;

' Fig. 8 is an inverted plan View of the bot brought agalnst each otherand to receive therethr Ugha removable pintle 13 whereby the legs arepivotally secured together.

One of the legs 10 of each of the ends has, upon its upper end anoutwardly extending threaded member in the nature of a bolt 14, the saidbolts being designed to pass through openings 15 adjacent to the ends ofthe top connectingmember for the ends, the latter being indicated. bythe numeral 16. The bolts are engaged by wing nuts 17 which bind againstthe top piece 16,

The legslO are provided with additional openings through whichpassfioolts 18 formed on the ends of the strips 19 and 20 which providethe side braces for the ends. The

bolts 18 project a suitable distance between" 20, connecting two ofthelegs isarranged a slight distance above the strip 19 connecting theremaining pair of legs. On the:

inner face ,of the strip20, at suitable spacedintervals are securedhinge sections 22, the w knuckles ,23 whereof being arranged on thelower edges of the said hinge sections or members. The strip 19, uponits upper face is provided with sockets designed to receive pins 2%depending from one of the side members 25 of the shelf or bottom 26. Theopposite side member of the said shelf or bottom is provided with hingsections or members, "the knuckles of which being designed to bereceived between the knuckles 23 of the hingev sections 22, and aremovable :pintle passing through the alining knuckles whereby the part26 is hingedly-and removably connected to the device. The pins 24,engaging in the socketspermit of the sections 26 holding the legs 10 intheir spread condition. and the device in its set up position. Byarranging the strip 20 above the strip .19 the bottom or shelf 26 isretained in ahorizontal position With respect to the device.

The section 26 being primarily in the nature of a bed bottom, is, asdisclosed in the drawings, constructed in the nature of a rectangularframe having arranged over the ends thereof a fabric sheet 2'7. To oneof the ends of the sheet is secured springs 28 connected with a rod 29.To the other end of the sheet is secured rods 30 having their outer endsthreaded and engaged by turn buckles 31 which turn buckles also. engagewith rods .32 connected to the rod 29. The

' rods 32, of course, have their ends threaded at an opposite pitch tothe rods 30. The turn buckles permit of the adjustment of the sheet, aswill be readily understood.

The 'device asabove described may and preferably has arrangedtherearound a facing of netting which isillustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings and which is designated by the numeral 33. y

A protective casing is provided for the device, the. same being in thenature ofa sheet of canvas, the same being arranged over a suitableframeand: supported thereby.

The canvas protector-is indicated by the numeral 34:. The, frame for thecanvas 3% includes side members or arms 35 35,, 0ne pair being arrangedon each of the ends of the construction. The arms, at their upper endshave secured thereto metallic plates 36. provided. with inturned ends 37which. lap each other and through theseears The pivot 13 is to beunderstood to be removable sothatthe arms 35. may, be disconnected fromthe frame proper ifzdesired and-:also the legs l0 com-;

prising the ends may beseparated. from each other, when desired.The-arms 35 have theirouter ends p-rovidedj with openings 38. torecei-ve .therethrough; bolts 39 provided upon spacing and. brace.memberstO for the respective pairs of'arms. The bolts 39 are engagedbyj-wing nuts 41. The arms 35,

;upon their outer faces are provided with and are provided with suitablemeans, such as turn buttons and eyelets therefor, whereby the said endsmay be secured.

The arms 35, have their outer sides pro' I vided with spaced eyes 43,while on the legs 10 are loosely connected, as at 4A, comparatively longrods 4.5 which have. their ends hook-shaped asat. i6, and the hook endsof the said. rodsa-re designed to be received in certain of-the eyes 43,whereby the frame for the protector3-fl may be retained at a desiredinclination with respect to the frame proper. When the hook rods 4&5arenot arranged to support the, .side members of the protector frame,the hooked ends thereof are preferably receivedin turn eyes 47 on theoutersides-of the legs 10.

While the device is primarily-adapted for sleeping purposes, -it will beapparent that the samemaybe employed as a booth or store for travelingmerchants, it being merely necessary to remove-the netting 33 to permitof the.. merchant arranging his goods on the bottom or shelf 26 andfully displaying the same by .raisingoneor both of the side members ofthe-protector 34.

If desired, and as illustrated by the drawings the strips or connectingmembers 19 and 20 may have their upper faces, and their ends, providedwith inclined brackets 50 which; have straight ends, andthe outer endsmay contact with the inner faces of the legs 10 and be removablyconnected to said legs in anypreferred manner, such for instance asbolts passing throughthe legs and the straight ends of the brackets andwing nuts engaging said bolts. e V The frame of the device heretoforedescribed, except for {the parts particularly mentioned asmetal areconstructed of wood, but in Figs. 9- to 1l ,of the drawings I, haveillustrated a slight modification which is preferably wholly constructedof metal. 7

The frame, in-the referred to figures. cointhe constr-uction,;aresecured, and these-rear legs 60.,are preferably provided with angle:

brace plates 63, "which are likewise secured between the flanges 62.;The top 61, adjacent to theouter end thereof is provided with I anadditional; .downturned flange 64, and to these flanges the outer legs60,arepiv-- ota'lly secured. The pivotal connection be tweemthe. outerlegs. 60 and the flangebi is preferably in the nature of hooks 65,secured on the upper ends of the saidouter legs, the said hooks passingthrough suitable openings in the flange 64.

The front and rear legs are connected by suitable brace strips 68 and 69respectively. The rear brace strip 69 is arranged a suitable distanceabove the front brace strip 68, and the rear legs 60,:below the members69 are provided with outwardly extending ears 70. Pivotally securedbetween theseears, as at 71 is a shelf or bottom 7-2, which in thisinstance preferably includes a substantially rectangular metallic frameto which is attached a reticulated covering, preferably in the nature ofoppositely disposed angularly arranged series of'wires. The frameproviding the shelf or bottom 72 is of a size to snugly fold a ainst therear brace strip 69 and the angle race members between the rear legs andthe top of the construction.

"The member 7:2, upon its outer edge is provided with hinged legs 7 3that are designed to drop by gravity to a vertical position when theshelf is swung to horizontal position over the brace member 69 for theouter or front legs 60.

The front legs are provided with a plurality of spaced apertures 74. Therear legs each have loosely secured thereon a hook member 75. The beakof this member is adapted to be received in any of the apertures 7 4,whereby to retain the front legs at a desired angle with respect to therear le s.

The outer flange 6% of the top 61, adjacent the ends thereof is providedwith apertures designed to receive hook members 7 6 on the end members 77 of an auxiliary frame 78. The front legs are provided wit a series ofapertures 79. The side members of the auxiliary frame have looselysecured thereon rods 80- provided with hook-shaped ends 81, and the saidhook ends are designed to be received in certain of the apertures 79,whereby the auxiliary frame is retained at a desired angle with respectto the main frame.

The elements comprising the main frame may be provided with suitableapertures or other means whereby a netting may be secured thereon, andthe auxiliary frame may be likewise provided with means whereby aprotective fabric may be arranged thereover. It is, of course, to beunderstood that in lieu of only one auxiliary frame, the device may beprovided with two, one upon each of the sides of the main frame.

It is believed, from the foregoing description, when taken in connectionwith the drawings the simplicity of the construction and the. advantagesthereof will be apparent to those skilled in the'art to which suchinventions appertai'n without further detailed description, it beingmerely necessary connected pairs of legs, connecting strips for thelegs, a bottom hmgedly and removably connected to one of said strips andsupported on the second strip, auxiliary frames comprising detachablemembers pivotally secured to the main frame at the top thereof, a fabriccovering for the auxiliary frame, means carried by said auxiliary framesfor removably securing the fabric thereto, means for connecting the endsof the fabric, said auxiliary frame having spaced eyes, rods looselycomiected to the ends of the main frame having hooked ends to engagewith said eyes, and means for retaining said rods on the ends of saidmain frame when the latter are out of engagement with the eyes of theauxiliary frame.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth, a frame including endscomprising legs, plates on the upper ends of said legs having eyes,pivot members passing through said eyes, a threaded extension on theupper end of one of each pair of legs, a top member engaged by saidextensions, nuts engaging said ex tension and clamping the top memberthereon, auxiliary frames having offset upper ends providing eyes andreceiving the pivot members connecting the legs, means for retainingsaid auxiliary frame at an angle with respect to the main frame, meansfor locking the said auxiliary frame to the main frame, spacedconnecting members between the inner and outer legs of the main frame,one arranged below the other, a bottom hingedly secured to the upperconnecting member and resting on the lower connecting member for thelegs, and co-engaging means between said bottom and the last mentionedconnecting member for the legs for locking the bottom thereto.

3. In a device for the purpose set forth, a frame including endscomprising spaced pairs of legs, plates on the upper ends of' said legshaving offset portions providing eyes, a pivot passing through each pairof eyes, one of said legs having its upper end provided with a threadedextension, a top bar having openings receiving said extensions, nuts onsaid extensions securing said top thereto, connecting members betweenthe respective pairs of legs one disposed above the other, a bottomhingedly secured to the upper connecting member and resting on the lowerconnecting member, sockets on the lower strip, pins on the bottomreceived in sai'd sockets, auxiliary frames on the' sides thereto,- andmeans between the main frame of th' main frame including and membersail-cl the s'ect'i onsof thea'uxi liary frame for 10 having'offsefi endsprovided with eyes'regisretaining the latter at angles with respectfirikig' with the eyes of the legs of the main to the former, and meansfor locking said fian'ie and receiving the' pivots connecting auxiliaryffam'es f0- th' mainframe.

said eyes, a fabric casing for the auxiliary In testi mony whereof I'aflix-n15' "sig11ature'. frame, means carriedby said auxiliary y framefor removably securing said casing CLEMENS 'D'ROI-IOVITH.

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